About the project

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Project Office for the Baltic States was established in Vilnius, Lithuania in December 2006 for implementation of a regional project "HIV/AIDS prevention and care among injecting drug users and in prison settings in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania".

Project Number:

XEEJ20

Duration:

2006 - 2011

Governmental Focal Agencies:

Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs, Latvian Ministry of Health, Lithuanian Ministry of Health

Total Budget:

USD 5,000,000

Donor:

The Netherlands

The overall goal of the project is to assist Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to halt and reverse the HIV/AIDS epidemics among injecting drug users and in prison settings.

Objectives of the project:

Build national and regional consensus on effective implementation strategies to address HIV/AIDS among injecting drug users and in prisons.